Apple says no to WikiLeaks

Lydia Leavitt, 21st December 2010

If this month wasn't already bad enough for WikiLeaks, things may have just gotten worse for the controversial organization.

Yesterday, Apple pulled the $1.99 WikiLeaks application from the app store. The app offered users all WikiLeaks content that could be found online (for free) along with WikiLeaks Twitter feed.

Having only been accepted into the app store as of December 17th, many users are puzzled as to why it is so quickly being pulled.

In a statement to Business Insider, Apple explained that, "We removed WikiLeaks because it violated developer guidelines. An app must comply with all local laws. It may not put an individual or target group in harms way."

So, Until there is a time when another company can compete with Apple to force them to keep controversial apps for competition purposes, there's really no reason why Cupertino would do anything but whatever it wants.